Where does “buffet” come from?
buffet (Middle English) comes from Middle French buffet, from Old French buffet, from Old French buffe — blow.
Ancestry of “buffet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | buffet | side table |
| 2 | Old French | buffet | — |
| 3 | Old French | buffe | blow |